Status:

COMPLETED

Kinesiotape and Dysphagia

Lead Sponsor:

University of Gaziantep

Conditions:

Dysphagia

Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-6 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Dysphagia is common problem in almost all children with cerebral palsy (CP) and there is no consensus about to dysphagia therapy modalities.We aimed to investigate the short- and long-term effects of ...

Detailed Description

There is a few studies for the effectiveness of KT application in the treatment of dysphagia and its effectiveness is controversial. These small-scale studies conducted to improve control of drooling ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children between the ages of 2 and 6 years who had oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) symptom and/or finding and were subsequently hospitalized and rehabilitated were included in this study.

Exclusion

  • Patients with history of maxillary, head or neck surgery or botulinum toxin injection, structural oropharyngeal abnormality, known esophageal dysphagia and/or gastroesophageal reflux disease, who were received medical and/or physical therapy for dysphagia in the last 6 months, using drugs for seizures or spasticity as well as no oral intake and tube dependent completely for feeding were not included.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04750174

Start Date

January 1 2017

End Date

January 1 2020

Last Update

February 11 2021

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Gaziantep University

Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye), 27300